Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Caterpillar with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Caterpillar (Peoria, IL) in Nov 2015
Interview
It was 30 min phone interview with hiring manager and tech lead. Most of the questions were to do with my experience. Went over what the group does. Asked few questions about my past work experience. They were looking for experience with C++ on Windows.
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Caterpillar
Interview
Written test followed by group discussion and then Interview
Interview - very easy to crack. Only basics and project.
If you go through written test and GD you are almost 90% there.
Good knowledge on fundamentals essential
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Caterpillar (Peoria, IL) in May 2012
Interview
Got a call from recruiter.
Scheduled a telephonic interview first and went over all the company details and business area of the company. Then a brief description of the team and the work related to the job.
Asked few questions on the studies and experience if any. Then technologies worked on and gave the details of the the job duties.
Again scheduled a on site interview which lasted for an hour. Asked all technical questions and stuff related to my studies.